Overview
Sex: Vice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity examines the impact that sexual fantasies about the classical world have had on modern Western culture. Offers a wealth of information on sex in the Greek and Roman world Correlates the study of classical sexuality with modern Western cultures Identifies key influential themes in the evolution of erotic discourse from antiquity to modernity Presents a serious and thought-provoking topic with great accessibility
Full Product Details
Author: Alastair J. L. Blanshard (University of Sydney, Australia)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:
Width: 18.00cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.603kg
ISBN: 9781405122917
ISBN 10: 1405122919
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 09 April 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
The book is helpfully provocative and certainly helps to explain the enduring appeal of Grecece and Rome in contemporary (erotic) culture. ( INTAMS review - Journal for the Study of Marriage & Spirituality, 18 January 2012) Recommended. Graduate students/faculty. (Choice, 1 March 2011) This book is enjoyable and informative ... it would be of especial interest to students of reception studies and the history of sexuality, but there is also much material that is useful to the classical scholar . (Bmcreview, 26 April 2011) It is because of the personal narratives - as well as the sophistication, wit and learning of the whole enterprise - that this book is highly recommended reading. (Times Higher Education, 30 October 2010)
?The book is helpfully provocative and certainly helps to explain the enduring appeal of Grecece and Rome in contemporary (erotic) culture.? (INTAMS review - Journal for the Study of Marriage & Spirituality, 18 January 2012) Recommended. Graduate students/faculty. (Choice, 1 March 2011) This book is enjoyable and informative . . . it would be of especial interest to students of reception studies and the history of sexuality, but there is also much material that is useful to the classical scholar . (Bmcreview, 26 April 2011) It is because of the personal narratives - as well as the sophistication, wit and learning of the whole enterprise - that this book is highly recommended reading. (Times Higher Education, 30 October 2010)
It is because of the personal narratives - as well as the sophistication, wit and learning of the whole enterprise - that this book is highly recommended reading. (Times Higher Education, 30 October 2010)
Author Information
Alastair J. L. Blanshard is a senior lecturer in Classics & Ancient History at the University of Sydney. He is the author of Hercules: A Heroic Life (2005).
